Transferring an already registered domain entails switching the company that provides the domain name registration service, so after the transfer, you’ll have to manage things like renewal fees or DNS record modifications through the new domain name registrar. The transfer procedure is standard with most Top-Level Domain extensions. Some country-code extensions are more specific and involve different procedures, but in the general case transferring a domain name entails several necessary procedures and one of them is unlocking the domain name. The domain lock is a safety option, which is being adopted by more and more registry operators. It is a default feature supported by all generic TLDs. If a domain is locked, it won’t be possible to start a transfer procedure, so no one can even attempt to take your domain name. The lock can be annulled only through the account where the domain name is registered in the first place and all new domain names that support this option are locked by default when they are registered.

Registrar Lock in Website Hosting

Locking and unlocking a domain name registered through us is extremely easy. This can be accomplished through the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with our website hosting services, and will require exactly two clicks. All your domain names will be listed alphabetically in the Registered Domains section of the Hepsia Control Panel and next to those whose extensions support the registrar lock option, you’ll see a padlock-like sign. Click on it once and you will notice the current status of the domain name. Click for the second time and you’ll alter its status. The change will propagate immediately without the need for you or for our company to do anything else for the status to be ‘refreshed’ on WHOIS lookup sites, so you can go ahead with the transfer process straight away.

Registrar Lock in Semi-dedicated Hosting

In case you’ve registered a domain through us and you would like to transfer it, you can easily unlock it via the same Hepsia Control Panel, which you use to administer your semi-dedicated server account. All domain registrations will be displayed alphabetically in your account and you’ll see a tiny padlock-like icon next to each domain there, on the condition that its generic or country-code extension supports the registrar lock feature. You can see if the domain is locked or not by clicking on this icon and modify the current status by clicking on it once again. You can then proceed and initiate the domain name transfer straight away without waiting for the status to change on WHOIS lookup sites, as the change will take effect instantly without you or us having to do anything else.